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Paradise Ice Cream / 250W MH

Paradise Ice Cream / 250W MH

  • Paradise Durga Mata

    Votes: 7 10.9%

  • Paradise Nebula

    Votes: 16 25.0%

  • White Label Doublegum

    Votes: 7 10.9%

  • Mandala Satori

    Votes: 25 39.1%

  • Mandala Beyond the Brain

    Votes: 8 12.5%

  • Nirvana Full Moon

    Votes: 4 6.3%

  • Nirvana NYPD

    Votes: 5 7.8%

  • Homegrown Fantaseeds Afghani

    Votes: 2 3.1%

  • Homegrown Fantaseeds AC Diesel

    Votes: 2 3.1%

  • Paradise Dutch Dragon

    Votes: 8 12.5%
  • Total voters
    64
Gelado`

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Good stuff, looks like I have some reading to do! Cheers Tony!

Turned my (filtered) intake back on and turned the exhaust all the way down. Still great negative pressure! I'm flying out again in a couple of days, so my dehumidifier will switch itself off when the tank is full. that should keep the VPD issues at bay. The air conditioner will continue cooling and drying while I'm gone.
 
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After installing the new scrubber, I noticed the temperatures in the tent went WAY down, and the air being exhausted through the fan was much, much cooler. That explains the burnt tops! I'll never cheap out on a scrubber again. Hopefully the MountainAir lasts me a good, long time. I'll try giving the scrubber a good scrub down with a toothbrush when I wash it; let's see if that gets the air flowing through it again. I won't switch back until after I'm done drying though.
 
Gelado`

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Well, my girls fattened up like crazy while I was out of town! It looks like I had a bad heat problem because of the clogged scrubber. My plants look amazing, and still have a ways to go. I think the yield is going to be much better with the cooler temps; I may even drop the lights back down! They also drank much less water, which is a good thing, because one of the plants (with two knockoff Blumats) didn't get any water down the pipes!

Everything looks much, much better all of a sudden! I think they're going to need much more flowering time than I thought, though. Lots of fresh pistils all over!

I also tried a bit of the early skunk bud. Excellent taste, high and aroma, even uncured, although you can tell it isn't cured, of course. Can't wait to cut that baby down, although it looks like waiting is going to be well worth it if they keep swelling like this! :D

It was still a little funky outside the tent, so I turned the scrubber up to about 10% speed. Great negative pressure!
 
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No bugs at all, but I have to look a little closer. ;) I bought a whole bunch of the Fauxmats, so I'll try a different pair for that plant, although I'm not going anywhere until harvest now!
 
Gelado`

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I removed and cut off a total of 40 leaves that were yellowing--much better light to the lower buds now. Some of the little buds are actually swelling quite nicely!

Glad I took clones--the skunk smells AMAZINGLY exotic. It's frosty stuff too! I opened up the top a little as it's getting too thick and dense and I greatly fear the budrot. Great, up, happy high, excellent potency and it looks like a yielder too! There are roots trying to grow through the Smartpot all over.

The Ice Creams are going to finish a little quicker, I think, and are going to yield well too. They smell very different from a week ago and there is a good amount of sweetness now. Not quite ice cream, but not the plain Afghani indica funk they had. I can't wait to see how much size and weight they put on in the next several weeks! The tops of my Skunk and my tallest Ice Cream have exploded with fresh new growth now that the heat levels are down. I opened up the top of the largest Ice Cream too as it is getting pretty thick, and I want to make sure it doesn't rot on the inside!

I think I'll hit everything with diastatic malt, compost (with bennies) and worm castings today, and water in some molasses. They look like they can go another month, honestly--it's still 90% white hairs at this point!
 
Gelado`

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Opening up the buds a little so they can breathe was a good idea. There's a lot less moisture trapped within the top colas now! They look and smell great. :)
 
Gelado`

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Can't find my camera or I'd have some pics! :eek: It's around here somewhere...

As for the bug issue, there are still a few around, but they are springtails, not root aphids as I originally thought. Just a sign of healthy organic soil, so nothing to worry about! :) My two biggest girls are rootbound, but everything else is doing fine. The rootbound girls are losing fans.
 
Gelado`

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Almost ten weeks since flip...I think they could use one or two more, but I'll be watching closely. None of the fans have yellowed on the smaller plants just yet. Lots of new pistils too!

My smallest IC girl.

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Top on my largest IC girl: around 3" diameter.

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Lower bud on my skunk #1.

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My IC mom (the original plant from seed)!

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IC clone with a nice, healthy top.

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Gelado`

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Second smallest clone:

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I pushed this clone over sideways and it looks like it will yield much better for it! LST without the rope.

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Hit everything with molasses and water today; I won't be feeding again until they're done. Doubt they need it either. The soil is still chockful of great stuff!

Smoking a little of the skunk #1 branch that came off when I switched filters. This stuff absolutely reeks when smoked! Tastes a lot better after a few days in glass. Happy creeper high, and great potency. I love this stuff!
 
Gelado`

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I can't find my loupe, so I flashed a high power LED flashlight on my nugs. Lots of sparkles (clear trichs). Still 85% white pistils too. I think my girls may still need another two weeks before they get really sexy! I'm heading out of town again, so I'll give them a good watering before I leave and I won't even need the Blumats now that they aren't getting cooked under the lights!
 
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Fell asleep next to my tent and the lights went out while it was partially unzipped. Hopefully I don't get any herms! Had two 24W CFLs burning about six feet away (I keep my clones under them) and some light definitely made it into the tent for about an hour. I guess I'll need to watch closely, although I'm heading out of town (yet again)...they should be done when I get back. Should I harvest the plant that got hit with the most light?
 
Tonygreen

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Nice pics bro. If you get a chance could you check out this thread, would appreciate any feedback since yer growing the IC atm. Rock on dude!
 
wildgrow

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Weak light for an extra hour, one time - and not in the middle of the dark cycle - should be fine. That's really not too bad. Youre still good to go out of town. If they do throw nanners, you have plenty of time before you have to worry. Just check them out thoroughly when you return.
 
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Good to know WG, I thought as much, but got a little stressed. They're almost done--last thing I want now is nanners, although more Ice Cream beans wouldn't be a bad thing. ;)

They're starting to swell, but still have a while to go! I wonder if they'll be done by Dec 1st? Maybe not. I'll have to give them a good watering since I'll be out of town for about a week, and they're getting thirsty again...
 
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